questions re appropriateness

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I was diagnosed last August with pigmented villonodular synovitis in

my left hip and have been told that a total hip replacement is the

procedure of choice because I'm 48 and active. Recently received

information re hip resurfacing and am wondering if anybody knows if

it's an option with this disease rather than thr. Am concerned that

thr will really restrict my lifestyle in the sense of restriced

movement choices - i.e. no kneeling, sitting crosslegged, curling up

in a chair to read, etc. Right now I enjoy almost complete range of

motion in the joint and my occasional inflammation is controlled

with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Is anybody familiar with pvs and

had hip resurfacing instead of thr?